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I’ve rarely seen a programme talked about as much as Channel 4’s documentary Benefits Street. The kitchen sink drama has been hailed as a gritty real...

Yesterday, Ed Miliband set out his party’s vision for a more responsive, more accountable state. While he acknowledged the need for further cuts, it is also highly...

Ed Miliband is due to give the Hugo Young Lecture next week. It comes at a time when the opposition is starting to show its...

GCSE figures released last week show that the gap in attainment between richer and poorer students is widening. Demos analysis of the latest figures show that, in...

There is a growing tension between the role of public services in supporting families, and sanctioning their behaviour. This may strike some as an abstract,...

In Scotland and beyond, public services now share a common ambition: to tailor services to the needs of individuals. This report explores the potential for...

This week, the stranglehold that high street banks have over key bank services – like current accounts, small business lending, and mortgages – came back...

Last week I posted the first blog in a short series on what a new Department for Economic Reform might look to do and how. Below is the next...

Banking in Britain is not competitive – at least not in the way that you or I would understand. A market that works effectively is...

The benefit cap statistics released last week provoked predictable reactions – finding 33,000 households were subject to the cap led the Daily Mail to label...